Chapter 4 Things got even worse a week later . [ ] That morning , my roommates were glued to their phones , shooting me weird looks . " Avery , have you checked the school forum lately ? " ] One of them asked with this twisted smile on her face . I shook my head . ] ] " Oh , you REALLY need to see this . " Her grin got even nastier . " You're famous now . " [ ] My stomach dropped . I pulled up the school forum . [ ] The pinned post hit me like a slap in the face : ] [ EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT BUSINESS MAJOR'S BIGGEST LEECH ) ] Over ten thousand views . More than five hundred comments . ] My hands were shaking as I clicked on it . ] 2000 The post went into disgusting detail about how I " stalked " Dylan , how I " shamelessly " spent his money . [ ] Every little thing I'd ever done was twisted into something gross and pathetic . ] ] [ According to inside sources , A ***** has been clinging to Dylan since middle school . ] ] [ She mooches his breakfast every single morning . ] ]] [ During tests , she always sits near Dylan . Her intentions are SO obvious . ] [ ] [ Heard her family's dirt poor and the Carters have been supporting her this whole time . ] ] ] And there were PHOTOS . [ ] First one : me and Dylan eating together . [] HE was the one who asked me to join him , but the caption said I was " freeloading again . " [ ] Second pic : Dylan bringing me breakfast . ] ] I'd had the stomach flu that day and he was worried about me not eating . But the text read : [ The Leech feeding time . ] [ ] Third photo : me working at the burger joint . [ ] Whoever took it got the worst possible angle - me bent over wiping down a table . ] From Cliney Orphan to Unbutbered Queen The Block Buttons My Best Rever 16.20 Chapter 4 The caption : [ Look how pathetic she is . Always playing victim for sympathy . ] ] The worst part ? People were analyzing my " manipulative tactics . "] ] [ This type of girl is the most dangerous . Acts all innocent but she's actually calculating . ] ] [ She's been gold - digging since she was a kid . Smart move , honestly . ] ] [ Poor Dylan . Got stuck with this human parasite . ] ] ] The comments were even more brutal . [ ] [ Girls like this make me sick . Zero self - respect . ] ] ] [ If I were her , I'd kill myself from embarrassment . ] ] ] [ Dylan's such a victim here . Having this leech attached to him . ] ] [ Someone needs to kick The Leech out of our school ! ] ] ] [ The school should expel students with such terrible morals . ] ] Each comment felt like a knife stabbing me in the chest . [ ] But then it got scary . People started posting my personal info . ] Someone found my middle school . [ ] Someone posted my home address . Some psycho even dug up photos of my grandma . [ ] [ Oh , so she's an orphan . That explains everything . ] ] ] [ No wonder she has no shame . Who was gonna teach her ? ] ] [ I feel so bad for Dylan . Being stalked by this freak . ] ] ] I was shaking all over as I called Dylan . The phone rang forever before he picked up . [ ] " Dylan , did you see the forum post ? " ] My voice was trembling like crazy . [ ] " Yeah , I saw it . " His voice was so calm it made my blood run cold . [ ] " So … aren't you gonna do something about it ? " "Like what ? " 33 Bill Mutton to My Hart Roun 1856 Chapter 4 He sounded annoyed . Actually ANNOYED with me . [ ] " Defend me ! Tell everyone I don't use your money , that we're just childhood friends- " ] I was practically begging . " Avery . " He cut me off , sounding tired . " You think if I defend you now , people will believe me ? " ] " They'll just think you're doing it because I made you . " ] " But it's the TRUTH ! " ] ] " The truth ? " He actually laughed . A cold , bitter laugh . " The truth is you DO follow me around everywhere . You DO use my stuff all the time . " ] ] " I can't control how people interpret that . " ] I gripped the phone tighter . "So you're just gonna let them destroy me like this ? " ] " Nobody's destroying you . It's just a stupid post . " [ ] He said it like it was nothing . Like my entire reputation being trashed was no big deal . ] " This stuff dies down eventually . Why are you taking it so seriously ? " ] " Besides , if I get involved now , it'll just make things worse . " [ ] " Just lay low for a while . " ] Then he hung up on me . ] ] I stared at my phone in complete shock . ] ] The screen went black , showing my pale , hollow reflection . ] ] So that's how little I meant to him . My reputation , my dignity - not even worth a single word of defense . [ ] All those years of friendship ? Apparently worthless . [ ] I finally understood what " dead inside " really meant . [ ] It wasn't heartbreak . It wasn't even pain . [ ] It was my heart just … dying . Turning to ash . ] One breeze and it would all blow away . ]] ♡ ( 1 ) ( 0 ) Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!